Islam Guidance

Verse85

(85) مَّن يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُن لَّهُ نَصِيبٌ مِّنْهَا وَمَن يَشْفَعْ شَفَاعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُن لَّهُ كِفْلٌ مِّنْهَا

وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّقِيتًا

85. " Whoever intercedes with a good intercession shall have a share therefrom and whoever intercedes with an evil intercession shall share in its burden; and Allah keeps control over all things."
Commentary:
The Arabic term / muqit/ means the one who gives the sustenant another person and who is the protector of that one's life. In general,of the word is applied in the sense of 'protector and accountant'.
In the previous verse the meaning was that every one is responsible of his own dead. But, here, in this verse, it is stated that the function of invitation and acting as an intermediary in a good deed gains a portion of reward or retribution.

Therefore, advice, reconciliation, teaching, encouraging to the Holy struggle, and assisting in a good deed are the extentions of 'a good intercession'. On the other side, backbiting, clander, hindering a good affair, accusation sedition, to frighten soneone from battle - field, temptation and plots are the extentions of an evil intercession.
" Whoever intercedes with a good intercession shall have a share therefrom and whoever intercedes with an evil intercession shall share in its burden;..."
Some Islamic literature indicates that supplications for the benefit of others, enjoining to good, leading someone even phinting to a good action are the extentions of 'a good intercession'.(1)
In intercessions, we should be careful of Allah.
"... and Allah keeps control over all things."

(1) Tafsir-us-Safi, vol. 1, p. 440.

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